Police in Nasarawa State has arrested a man over alleged employment racketeering and name-dropping.
The Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, DSP Ramhan Nansel disclosed this to newsmen yesterday in Lafia.
Nansel said the suspect was arrested by personnel attached to the State Intelligence Department.
The PPRO said the suspect defrauded unsuspecting job seekers of their money under the guise of securing jobs in the police and Nasarawa State Hospital Management Board.
“Preliminary investigation revealed that the suspect had fraudulently obtained N300,000 from Monday Akinde of Obi Local Government Area.
“He promised to secure a job for him at Nasarawa State Hospital Management Board and thereafter tricked the same victim into bringing someone seeking recruitment into the Nigeria Police Force.
“He told them that the commissioner of police had given him a slot and he is willing to sell it for N500,000.”
Nansel said in a bid to convince his victim of the authenticity of his claim, the suspect lured him to the police headquarters and left him at the entrance.
“The suspect then entered into the headquarters and was lurking around before he was consequently arrested and the aforementioned confessions were made,” he said.
The PPRO said a search was immediately conducted on him and two fake promotion letters from people working at Dalhatu Araf Specialist Hospital were found.
He said the suspect claimed that he got the promotion letters on Facebook.
Nansel noted that the police had recovered N300,000 from the suspect as exhibit.
He urged job seekers to be wary of employment racketeers and be mindful of posting sensitive information on social media.
While calling on members of the public who had fallen victim to the suspect’s antics to come forward with their complaints for further action, he warned those planning to toe the path of the suspect of serious consequences.
